
Kara is the Associate Division Chief for Outpatient Palliative Care, Medical Director of UCSF’s Outpatient Palliative Care Service, and Co-Chair of the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative’s Quality Committee. She leads a national working group that aims to improve the quality and availability of palliative care for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Kara has published substantially about outpatient palliative care for individuals with illnesses other than cancer, for which she was recognized as an Emerging Leader in Palliative Medicine by the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine.